Content

Abstract

Preferences for accessing online content.
Topics: frequency of internet use; approval of the following statements: own internet connection never cuts out, speed of own internet connection and downloading speed remain constant; frequency of expressing own opinion in the internet or in online social networks; most often used devices to access the internet; frequency of using the internet to access the following types of content: music, films or TV series, images, news; use of free and / or of paid services; types of service used to access music: sharing websites, professional streaming services, digital stores, online social media, online radio stations, internet radio services; name of most often used service; types of service used to access films or series: sharing websites, professional streaming services, broadcasters’ online TV services, digital stores, online platforms, online social media; name of most often used service; most often used way to access images: search engines, image sharing websites, professional photo websites or image banks, online social media; use of retrieved images in search engines: view and use only on search engine results page, access websites where images are located; name of most often used service; types of service used to access news: news aggregation services, online social media, website or app of newspapers and magazines, search engines; reading of whole articles; name of most often used service; most important service criteria with regard to the above-mentioned types of content.
Demography: nationality; self-reported belonging to the working class, the middle class or the upper class of society; sex; age; occupation; professional position; type of community; age at end of education; own a mobile phone and fixed (landline) phone; household composition and household size; region.
Additionally coded was: respondent ID; country; nation group; weighting factor.

Abstract

Preferences for accessing online content.
Topics: frequency of internet use; approval of the following statements: own internet connection never cuts out, speed of own internet connection and downloading speed remain constant; frequency of expressing own opinion in the internet or in online social networks; most often used devices to access the internet; frequency of using the internet to access the following types of content: music, films or TV series, images, news; use of free and / or of paid services; types of service used to access music: sharing websites, professional streaming services, digital stores, online social media, online radio stations, internet radio services; name of most often used service; types of service used to access films or series: sharing websites, professional streaming services, broadcasters’ online TV services, digital stores, online platforms, online social media; name of most often used service; most often used way to access images: search engines, image sharing websites, professional photo websites or image banks, online social media; use of retrieved images in search engines: view and use only on search engine results page, access websites where images are located; name of most often used service; types of service used to access news: news aggregation services, online social media, website or app of newspapers and magazines, search engines; reading of whole articles; name of most often used service; most important service criteria with regard to the above-mentioned types of content.
Demography: nationality; self-reported belonging to the working class, the middle class or the upper class of society; sex; age; occupation; professional position; type of community; age at end of education; own a mobile phone and fixed (landline) phone; household composition and household size; region.
Additionally coded was: respondent ID; country; nation group; weighting factor.

Methodology

Geographic Coverage

Universe

Population of the respective nationalities of the European Union Member States and other EU nationals, resident in each of the 28 Member States and aged 15 to 45 years.

Please note that the country questionnaires contain duplicate demographic questions, e.g. d4 and d13. D20 which is found only in the country questionnaires is not present in the data set. Please refer to variables d1 to d7 at the beginning of the questionnaires for the variables containing information on respondents´ demographics.

EB - Flash Eurobarometer
The Flash Eurobarometer were launched by the European Commission in the late eighties, turning out a Monthly Monitor between in 1994 and 1995. These “small scale” surveys are conducted in all EU member states at times, occasionally reducing or enlarging the scope of countries as a function of specific topics. The typical sample size is 500-1000 respondents per country and interviews are usually conducted by phone in the respective national language. The Flash Eurobarometer include series on special topics (Common Currency, EU Enlargement, Information Society, Entrepreneurship, Innovation) as well as special target group polls, particularly company managers with enterprise related topics.